1962 in China

Incumbents

• Chairman of the Communist Party of China – Mao Zedong
• President of the People's Republic of China – Liu Shaoqi
• Premier of the People's Republic of China – Zhou Enlai
• Chairman of the National People's Congress – Zhu De
• Vice President of the People's Republic of China – Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu
• Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Chen Yun

  Events

• Four Pests Campaign

  Establishments

• Yiling Senior High School
• Beijing Language and Culture University
• Chinese Xiangqi Association
• Hundred Flowers Awards
• Nanning Wuxu International Airport

  Births

• December - Li Xi
• January - Wang Xiaodong
• June 9 - Zhu Minzhu
• July 28 - Liang Weifen
• November 28 - Ma Yongfeng

  Deaths

• Li Jieren
• Lei Feng
• Long Yun
• Li Kenong
• Lu Dachang